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05-01-2010 01:05 PM

martinpc

growth=light

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammyman

I am looking into lighting for my Edge and wanted to know what you think for HC requirements and my edge setup. I think these are the 3 ways I may go:

From reading around here on the forums, HC needs lots of light especially for growth. A lot of people here have used way more light than they need and they get great growth followed by lots of algae. I think it is a issue with patience. Slow growth is better.

Option 2 ought to be good enough, though it might be a slow growth. Option 3 would be great, but you will probably have an algae problem at some point.

04-28-2010 06:27 AM

sammyman

I have the CO2 on the way, but I have time since I am still doing this immersed.

04-27-2010 02:41 AM

VadimShevchuk

I think you will need some high lights with CO2. I wouldnt even try to grow HC without co2. Im not an expert with lighting or leds so i cant help you there.

04-27-2010 12:50 AM

sammyman

It seems like the more I research, the less I understand. Some people say HC is a low to medium light plant, while others say you need lots of light!? So I would rather not go the route of doing a bunch of mods to the lighting. Would rather keep it simple with the LED lights so I can keep evaporation to a minimum.

Will this be enough for growing HC (LED MR11's)?

04-25-2010 11:52 PM

sammyman

What lighting for HC in a fluval edge?

I am looking into lighting for my Edge and wanted to know what you think for HC requirements and my edge setup. I think these are the 3 ways I may go: